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From sketches to performance in Oman. Zeffirelli's Rigoletto scenes.

How and when the idea for Zeffirelli's staging of Rigoletto, staged Jan. 20, 2022, at the Royal Opera House in Muscat, was born

Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, the story of a colossal for TV.

Of all the film versions, Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth is the one that has had the widest circulation

The media operation that saved Florence - Zeffirelli and the flood of '66

It was in Rome, during final work on the release of the film “The Taming of Shrew,” that Zeffirelli learned of the tragedy that befell Fi

“My” Callas Forever

For Zeffirelli, Callas' singing is a kind of ecstasy, able to take in the divine and then show it through the voice, in a

Suso Cecchi d'Amico, godmother and lady of Italian cinema

But in Franco Zeffirelli's memories, the image of Suso Cecchi d'Amico's artistic and professional power will always be closely linked to

The American theater and the crisis of a dream

A Streetcar Named Desire was an important and difficult work which however ensured Zeffirelli the recognition of Tennessee Will himself

Libera e dissoluta! È Carmen

Untamed and irreducible, Carmen is neither understood nor loved in the complexity of her being, her incorruptible cruelty and inscrutable

What do we like about Jane Eyre?

“The first woman in history (at least in the history of literature) who had the courage to shout in the face of the man she loved that she loved

Turandot, the end of opera?

It was April 25, 1926 when Puccini's unfinished opera Turandot reached the height of its inevitable pathos at its first performance.

Hamlet our contemporary

Three great protagonists for three completely different versions of the Shakespearean play that nevertheless confirm one reading of the characte

The exotic (and lucrative!) history of Verdi's Aida

It's true! Giuseppe Verdi was asked to write an anthem to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but he declined the invitation of Isma'il Pas

All roads in Florence lead to the theater

It is the conservative, bourgeois Florence of the 1920s that welcomes Franco Zeffirelli, an N.N. Nescio Nomen , the fruit of an extramarital aff

Melodrama? Born in Florence in 1600

It is 1600, and Medici Florence is preparing to celebrate the wedding of Maria de' Medici and Henry IV of France. On the sidelines of the many a

Juliet and Romeo. Rebellious young heroes

The most widely performed love story in the world was written between 1594 and 1596 by William Shakespeare at the height of the golden age of te

The first Juliet in history? It was a boy!

Juliet and Romeo, the Shakespearean tragedy among the most famous and performed in the world, the most well-known and beloved love story, became

Before It and Joker: the killer clown from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

After It by Stephen King and Joker, Batman's enemy, who became the protagonist of the award-winning film by Todd Phillips, we are now accustomed

Zeffirelli and the 18th century

Zeffirelli knows and loves 18th century opera, which he frequents assiduously, especially at the beginning of his career.

La Traviata: genesis of a 19th century cult and pop opera

Alexandre Dumas Fils wrote La Dame aux camélias in one go in 1848, a few months after the death of the very young Marie Alphonsine Dup from cons

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the Zeffirelli Collection and the Foundation's activities are closed. And they will be until we are certain that we have won the hard battle

Maria Callas's dress made by the Florentine Master Craftsmen

In the Museum Hall dedicated to Maria Callas, the faithful copy of the dress designed by Franco Zeffirelli for the "Divina

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